Bait retriever



Set. 13, w49. R. RBROOKS 2,481,975

BAIT RETRIEVER Filed Feb. 9, 1948 Rdpfroofcs 33M MLM 2295.

Patented Sept. 13, 1949 1 My inventionirelates to `fishingequipment and more f particular-ly to Aa hait-,retriever in the vform ofa weighted ringfadalpted to beslipped-over or on 'a i iishing line:w and droppedto :slide down the lline and sinkintothe'waterto and againstfthe hook `or lartificial ,lbaitzor lurefhaving yhooks attached Athf'aretorfso `that;` loyal' erking llightly on "the line yor withfthe helpiofethe -iishi-ng rodfor pole :in circling or encircling :the .linearound Athe lpoint Yat which'thef-hook sveaug-htiorlcausing the ring `to 4act Ias a hammer,

the ahook may be released and disengaged from anobject on -vvhich it Ais caught 'to `:permit retrievingof the -hook L and 'bait or lure.

Another 'object lister-provide a :retriever :for re- `leasingthe bait-andhookiorthehooks of anar-tilfl'cial `halt Aor Alure from lrocks-or-.other-undergrovvtlr,or'ohstructions inthe water or 'bed of astream fin "which -the Shook -is ycaughivwhile fishing, tofeavoidlossthereoi.

vlogs, Jbranches of trees,

through the annular walls -thereof whichare- Aout of registry or offset circumferential-ily. relative `to-each'fother when the rings are in :mating or aligned positions, but placed inyalignment when the rings are moved relatively out of alignment, so as to permit the device to be slipped on the line. The rings are then moved into alignment or mating positions to disalign the slots or move them out of registry so that the slots of both rings are closed oli by the adjacent wall portions of the opposite rings to prevent the device from slipping off of the line when dropped to slide down the line to the bait, lure or hook to facilitate releasing the latter as heretofore pointed out.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the retriever with the annular members composing the same moved out of alignment to dispose the slots thereof in registry so that the device may be slipped onto a line,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the member in alignment and the slots out of regis- (Cris-:30)

. 'mentv-relatinelyt-in try tol .preventVE displacement AofV l'the device from the Yline,

'FigurzelV is an. elevationshovvng fthe retriever y in position whenfemplyed to release the line and hook-and g y.Figure lisgan Y enlargedy sectional View taken on the line 4-4 =of--Fi gure 1."

Reerringgto he ingthe retriever is shown --as.comprisingaipluralltyspreferably a pairof annular vmeml'iersl er gs-l llaniJ l.,..prefer.ably of metal and flat like washers. rings are each provided with centralppenings lZfand vlll respectiv-.e1y,` shQwnL-oycircnlar form The rings Hland l lkare:pro4'1'-edvvithgholes i4 and l5 to -receive -agpivot 6, therethrough, .the `pivot being fixed vito p one ring asf-ley `theheaded or squared rivet -end all.4 which fling;V 'instance -is -shown fenlargedeas secuela-Figure 4.410 ,engage a -correend of the pivot mawbemrovided with -a flanged such as ftheiring M'lf adapted.; to turn -on---the-,shank Aof VthefpigvotA-B whilefthering --l'l 'held -xed -or stationary.Y Y A Whenfthus seouredytogetherrlor pivotal movelestantially parallel lplanes, the coacting inner,x uriaces duf-ordine rings-are frictionally,merx'gaged.V i The fring Y l0 'provided with a 1diagonalgslitpr-gslot .-24 gout through its ranmllar l wall romr the router periphery thereof to thewcentralgfppeningehz andhlsetcircumf erentially relative to the pivot or from a diametrical 1in-e drawn from the center of the pivot I6 through the center of the ring l0 and opening I2. The ring Il is provided with a similar diagonal slit or slot 22 disposed slightly out of alignment or off center with respect to a diametrical line from the center of the pivot I6 through the center of the opening I3 and ring Il. By this means, ythe slots are normally disposed out of registry or alignment and offset circumferentially relative to each other when the rings are in aligned position as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, but placed in alignment when the rings are moved or pivoted relatively out of alignment as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, so as to `permit the fishing line 23 to be passed through the slots or the device slipped over or onto the line. The rings are then moved into alignment or mating position to disalign or dispose the slots out of registry so that the slots of both rings are closed ofi by the adjacent annular wall portions of the opposite rings to prevent the device from slipping off oi the iishng line and retaining it thereon when the device is dropped to slide down the line and sink into the water to the bait, lure or hook to facilitate releasing th-e latter.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, the device is shown applied to the line in the manner described and dropped down against the head or lead end of an artificial bait or lure 24 having hooks 25 caught in obstructions 26 which as previously stated, may be logs,`branches of trees, rocks or other Yobstructions or undergrowth in the water or bed of the stream in which the hooks 25 attached to th-e line 23 may be snagged or caught. The retriever being larger in diameter than the lure, will project outwardly of the lure and hooks to shield the same and for when released or freed from the obstruction and pulled in. Thus it will be seen that by jerking lightly on the line or with the-help of the iishing pole or rod in circling or encircling the line around the point at which a hook ls g,

snagged or caught, the ring is caused to act as a hammer and dislodge the lure and hooks downwardly and laterally from the object on which they are caught, so as to be easily released from such object to permit retrieving of the line and -f.

hook and articial bait or lure attached thereto whereby loss of same is prevented.

I do not mean to confine myself vto the exact details of construction herein disclosed but claim all variations falling within the purviewrof the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bait retriever comprising a plurality of washer-like members connected for movement relative to each other in substantially parallel planes and having slots through the walls thereof offset circumferentially from each other and disposed out of registry when the members are in one position and into registry when the members are in another position.

2. A bait retriever comprising a plurality of annular washer-like members pivotally connected through their annular walls for movem-ent relative to each otherin substantially parallel planes into and out of alignment'an'd having diagonal slots through the annular walls thereof disposed out of Vregistry when the members are aligned andmoved into registry when the members aremoved out of alignment.

3. A bait retriever comprising a pair of ilat annular ring members lfrictionally pivoted for movement relative to each other into and out provide clearance there- Cil of alignment and having slits through the annular walls thereof offset circumferentially relative to the pivot and each other and disposed out of alignment when the members are in mating position and moved into alignment when the members are moved out of mating position.

4. A bait retriever comprising a pair of rings pivotally connected for frictional movement on each other to positions into and out of alignment, said rings having each a slot through the annular wall thereof disposed olf center with respect to a diametrical line through the centers of the pivot and rings and out of alignment when the rings are in aligned positions and disposed in alignment when the rings are moved out of aligned positions to permit the entrance of a fishing line therethrough into the central openings of the rings.

5. A bait retriever comprising a pair of flat annular members having circular central openings and holes through the annular walls thereof, a pivot extending through said holes and anchored to one member to pivotally connect the members for frictional movement on each other and limited to positions into and out of alignment, said members having slots through the annular walls thereof disposed olf center at diierent degrees with respect to a diametrical line from the pivot across the centers of the openings and out of registry when the members are aligned and moved into registry and when the members are moved out of alignment.

6. A bait retriever comprising a pair of washerlike members pivotally connected for movement relative to each other in substantially parallel planes and having slots through the Walls thereof offset circumferentially relative to the pivot and each other and disposed out of alignment when the members are in alignment and in alignment when the members are out of alignment.

RICHARD PRESTON BROOKS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fue of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 543,975 Ball Aug. 6, 1895 2,385,415 Jackson Sept. 25, 1945 2,406,252 Potter Aug. 20, 1946 

